Mouth to Mouth (Lipps Inc. album)

Mouth to Mouth is the debut album by American disco act Lipps Inc. with Cynthia Johnson on lead vocals.

Mouth to Mouth
Studio album by
Lipps Inc.
ReleasedNovember 1979
Recorded1979
StudioSound 80 Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
GenreDisco
Length30:21
LabelCasablanca Records
ProducerSteven Greenberg
Lipps Inc. chronology
Mouth to Mouth
(1979)		 Pucker Up
(1980)
Singles from Mouth to Mouth
  1. "Rock It"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Funkytown"
    Released: March 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC [2]

The album was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records and contains the double platinum-selling 1980 chart-topping hit "Funkytown", which hit #1 in 28 different countries around the world. The album was arranged, produced and mostly written by Steven Greenberg, who also played multiple instruments on the album.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Funkytown" 7:50
  2. "All Night Dancing" 8:20

Side two

  1. "Rock It" 5:40
  2. "Power" 8:22 (Sandy Atlas, Steven Greenberg)

Personnel
  • Cynthia Johnson: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Saxophone
  • Terry Grant: Bass
  • Tom Riopelle, David Rivkin: Guitars
  • Steven Greenberg: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Additional Vocals
  • Roger Dumas, Ivan Rafowitz: Keyboards, Synthesizers
  • Dana Greenberg: Background Vocals
  • Joyce Lapinsky: Background Vocals
  • Jack Gillespie, Richard Jorgenson, Dale Mendenhal, Bruce Allard: Horns
  • Brian Mintz, Karl Nashan, Herman Straka, Bruce Allard, Bob Zelnick: Violins

Production
  • Arranged & produced by Steven Greenberg
  • Engineered & mixed by David Rivkin; assisted by Mike Severson
  • Mastered by Chris Bellman

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 57
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 21

Sales and certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 100,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[10] Platinum 20,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,500,000[12]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Mouth to Mouth at AllMusic.
  2. Consumer Guide Review
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lipps, Inc. – Mouth To Mouth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Music Canada.
  9. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019. (select "Lipps Inc." from drop-down list)
  10. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1981". IFPI Hong Kong.
  11. "American album certifications – Lipps Inc. – Mouth to Mouth". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  12. "New Design". Billboard. 20 September 1980. p. 4.
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